Best compact cameras under $1,000
The $500 to $1,000 used compact tier. Fixed-lens APS-C and 1-inch sensor models that beat phones by a wide margin and rival many interchangeable-lens kits for stills.
25 models match the filter. Default rank: current price as a percentage of MSRP, so the camera at the steepest discount sits at #1. How we compute this.
- 3Lowest now$800$1,995 MSRP-60%
- 5Lowest now$545$1,195 MSRP-54%
- 6Lowest now$616$1,299 MSRP-53%
- 7Lowest now$524$999 MSRP-48%
- 8Lowest now$602$1,100 MSRP-45%
- 10Lowest now$750$1,299 MSRP-42%
- 12Lowest now$829$1,299 MSRP-36%
- 13Lowest now$638$999 MSRP-36%
- 16Lowest now$664$999 MSRP-34%
- 18Lowest now$609$900 MSRP-32%
- 19Lowest now$550$800 MSRP-31%
- 21Lowest now$650$899 MSRP-28%
- 23Lowest now$770$1,050 MSRP-27%
- 24Lowest now$770$999 MSRP-23%
- 25Lowest now$779$999 MSRP-22%
How we built this list
Should You Buy This Camera tracks used prices across the major used-gear sites. This list filters the catalog to cameras that match the criteria above, then ranks by deal score, so the camera at the steepest discount from its launch MSRP comes first. Prices and rankings refresh daily.
See the methodology page for how prices are sourced, how seller conditions are normalized, and what the deal score does and doesn't measure.
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